9th of Eaglesham John Alexander Montgomerie

1343 - 1401  (58 years)

• Name	John Alexander Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Title	9th of Eaglesham
  Birth	1343	Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	5 Aug 1388	Otterburn, Northumberland, England   [6, 8, 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  	Battle of Otterburne Hero; Captured Sir Henry Percy
  Fact 2	Aft 1388	Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [11, 20, 21]
  	Built Polnoon Castle with ransom for Harry Percy
  Land	9 Oct 1392  [22]
  	Granted lands Ardbenane to William of Blakeford
  Title	Lord Giffen
  Death	Jul 1401	Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [6, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19]
  Person ID	I4528	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	8th of Eaglesham Alexander Montgomerie,   b. 1305, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1380, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Douglas,   b. 1308, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 1374, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1324	Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F2070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Eglinton,   b. 1348, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 1398, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1361	Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland   [13, 18, 20]
  Children	1. Sir Hugh Montgomerie,   b. 1362, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 5 Aug 1388, Otterburn, Northumberland, England (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. 10th of Eaglesham John Montgomerie,   b. 1363, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Bef 22 Nov 1429, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age < 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Laird of Bonnington Alexander Montgomerie,   b. 1364, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 1388, Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Joanna Montgomerie,   b. 1370, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Hugh Montgomerie,   b. Abt 1390  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1343 - Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage - 1361 - Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland Military Service - Battle of Otterburne Hero; Captured Sir Henry Percy - 5 Aug 1388 - Otterburn, Northumberland, England Fact 2 - Built Polnoon Castle with ransom for Harry Percy - Aft 1388 - Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland Death - Jul 1401 - Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Histories		Eaglesham Website link to article in "Wikipedia"
  		Polnoon Castle Website link to article in "Wikipedia"

  
  

  Photos

  Seal of John Montgomerie of Eaglesham 1170 Picture found on Wikipedia

  
  

  Folios

  T H Montgomery - Pages 045-055 ; XIII - XVII Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery [XIII - XVII] Eaglesham

  
  

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